Tube Power Amp Reviews

Sidebar 1: Dick Olsher's System

Over the course of several months I was able to test the Jadises with a variety of loudspeakers, particularly the MartinLogan Quest Z, the Nestorovic Type 5AS Signature, and the Mach 1 Acoustics DM-10 Signature. I change speaker cables as often as most people change socks—though I keep returning to TARA Labs RSC.

The front-end featured the Jadis JP 80MC full-function preamp, the Air Tight ATC-2 line-level preamp, the Theta DS Pre digital processor (with signal obtained from Tape Out), and the Basis Ovation turntable outfitted with the Graham Model 1.5t arm and the Lyra Clavis and Audio-Technica ART-1 cartridges.—Dick Olsher